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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 16 Sep 2016

    Tough call for surgeons: Should they tell transplant patients their donor was an addict? by @ericboodmanhttps://www.statnews.com/2016/09/14/organ-tranplants-addiction-disclosure/ …

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      2. Zack Nigogosyan‏ @zack4186 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @EricBoodman

        You think patients will deny transplant bc of stigma? Doubt it. Relevant info like hep statis should be delivered

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      1. You‏ @and_noi 16 Sep 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @EricBoodman

        Yes, they should.

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      1. Henry Köhler‏ @Authorportrait 18 Sep 2016
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        @statnews #Heart FOUR CHAMBERS by my father http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/literary-inspirations-the-art-of-carl-khler-6376821 …pic.twitter.com/Pn2BiBSEL5

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      1. Mr Doorby‏ @MrDoorby 17 Sep 2016
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        What if the donor was a pedosexualist? Should they be told about that?

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      1. Anna Everette‏ @annaeverette16 17 Sep 2016
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        Of course. At the end of the day this organ has to end up with someone 100% appreciative even if it doesn't work out.

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      1. Hani Darwich‏ @hani_darwich 16 Sep 2016
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        The urgency & time constraints in transplants can lead to problems tho. Not everything can be tested in timely manner

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      1. John C. Halloran‏ @johnchalloran 16 Sep 2016
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        @statnews I'd want to know. Then again, I always want to know.

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      1. Rich Guadalupe McDonald‏ @BiomedicalDude 16 Sep 2016
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        Either that or death waiting for an organ!

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      1. So Much For Subtlety 🇦🇺‏ @fiedag 16 Sep 2016
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        not tough. Any reason here to breach Donor's confidentiality? No? Then no.

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      1. Equinox‏ @gracewithhumor 16 Sep 2016
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        Need to offer to every patient as "do you wish to know the circumstances of the donor's death even if unsavory?"

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      1. Suresh Babu‏ @zurent 16 Sep 2016
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        Or play Selena Gomez's "The heart wants what it wants" during the surgery?

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